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ALEXANDERLESPERANCE, 0F LACONIA, NEW HAMPSHIRE PAPER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed December 4, 1911.

Patented Mai-.26, 1912.

Serial No. 663,720.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALEXANDER Lnsrnn- ANCE, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Laconia, in the county of Belknap and State of NewHampshire, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Paper-Holders, of which the following is a specification, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to paper holders and more particularly to devicesof that character provided with automatic cutting means for severing thepaper in uniform lengths.

The primary object of the present invention resides in the provision ofa combined paper holder and cutter of the above type which isparticularly designed with a view to its use as a holder for toiletpapers whereby the necessity of preparing the roll of paper so that itmay be removed from the roll in p1eces of uniform length, is eliminated.

Another object of the invention resides in the provision of a rolleraround which the paper passes and a pair of guide rolls to direct thepaper thereon, means coacting with the paper roller to hold the sameupon said guide rolls, and an eccentrioally mounted cutting elementmovable within said first named roller to engage the paper and sever thesame as it passes around the roller.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a paper holder andcutter which is simple and durable in construction, highly eiiicient inpractical use, and may be manufactured at comparatively small cost.

With the above and other objects in View, the invention consists of thenovel features of construction, combination and arrange ment of partshereinafter fully described and claimed, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a paper holder constructed inaccordance with my invention; Fig. 2 is a side elevation, one of' thesupporting plates being removed to illustrate the mounting of thecutter, said cutter being shown in its extended position with relationto the roller; Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the cutter disposedWithin the roller; Fig. 4 is a detail fragmentary section of the weightwithin the paper roll showing the manner of mounting the same; and Fig.5 is a side elevation of the cutter removed from the roller.

vide guide-ways 10 in which studs 11 upon the ends of a cylindricalweight 12 are disposed. This weight is arranged within the paper roll 13and maintains the same by gravity in engagement with-the guide rolls 14which are provided with suitable trunnions on their ends to be receivedin the bearings 15 formed upon the supporting plates 6. roller 16 isarranged between the supporting plates below the guide rolls 1 1 and isprovided with trunnions 17 upon its ends which are journaled in saidsupporting plates, said roller and the cylindrical weight 12 beingdisposed in the same vertical plane. The periphery of this roller may becovered with leather or other friction material if desired and saidroller is provided with a longitudinally extending chamber 18 which isof substantially triangular form in cross section as clearly shown inFigs. 2 and 3. The guide rolls 14 are centrally connected by means of atape 19 which passes around the roller 16, and the paper from the roll13 is disposed between this tape and the friction surface of saidroller, the tape 19 serving to hold the end portion of the paper uponthe roller 16 so that it is moved when said roller is rotated and isdirected outwardly from one of the rolls 14 by said tape.

To the bearings of the roller 16 the stationary eccentrics 20 are fixed.These eccentries are engaged by the arms 22 upon the strap plates 21,said arms being curved and closely engaging upon the periphery of theeccentrics. The strap plates 21 are rigidly fixed upon the ends of acutting blade 23 roller 16. One of the trunnions 17 of the roller 16 isextended entirely through the supporting plates 6 and is provided with asuitable key 26 whereby said roller may be rotated.

From the foregoing description of parts, it will be seen that theoperation of the device is substantially as follows. Assuming that thecutting blade 24: is in the position shown in Fig. 3, upon the rotationof the roller 16 in the direction indicated by the arrow, said bladethrough the medium of the eccentrics 20 will be gradually moved out ofthe chamber 18 in said roller and projected beyond the periphery thereofuntil one-half of a complete rotation of the roller has been completed.In the position of the cutting blade shown in Fig. 2 the same is at thelimit of its outward movement and the length of paper has beencompletely separated from that portion which is connected to the roll13. Upon a further movement of the roller 16 in the same direction,

r drawn, the end of the paper is directed by the tape 19 over theperiphery of the guide roll 14 at the left in the continued rotation ofthe roller 16.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and operation ofthe device will be fully understood. As the paper is gradually consumedfrom the roll 13, the cylindrical weight 12 forces the roll downwardlyand holds the same at all times in close engagement with the guide rolls14. By providing my automatic cutting device, the paper rolls may beused without preparing the same so that the paper will be cut in uniformlengths. It will of course be obvious that the device is by no meanslimited to use in connection with toilet paper rolls as above describedbut may also be used for severing wrapping paper. By providing the blade23 with the inclined cutting edges, the paper is gradually severed inthe outward movement of said blade from its opposite longitudinal edgesinwardly to its center. 7 I

The combination and arrangement of parts above described provides adevice of this character which is very positive in its action, is notliable to get out of order and may be inexpensively manufactured.

While I have shown and described the preferred construction andarrangement of the various parts, it will be understood that the deviceis susceptible of many minor modifications without departing from theessential feature or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is 1. In a device ofthe character described, the combination of a rotatable paper roll,supporting rollers for said paper roll, a paper directing rollerrotatably mounted beneath said supporting rolls and in verticalalinement with the paper roller, and a guide tape connecting saidsupporting rollers and embracing the directing roller at its centralportion.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of arotatable paper roll, spaced supporting rollers arranged beneath saidpaper roll, a gravity movable member arranged within the paper roll andacting to maintain the same in engagement with said supporting rollers,a paper directing roller rotatably mounted beneath the supportingrollers and having its rotative axis disposed in vertical alinement withthe axis of the paper rolls, and a guide tape for the paper connected atits ends to the supporting rollers and embracing the directing roller atits central portion.

3. In a device of the character described, the combination of spacedsupports having guide-ways on their opposed faces, a rotatable paperroll arranged between said supports, a gravity member loosely arrangedwithin said paper roll, and having studs movable in said guide-ways,spaced supporting rollers arranged beneath the paper roll, said gravitymember maintaining the paper roll in position on said supporting roller,a paper directing roller arranged beneath said supporting rollers, and aguide tape for the paper connected at its ends to the supporting rollersand embracing the directing roller at its central position.

4:. In a device of the character described, the combination of spacedsupports, a paper roll rotatably mounted between the same, a shaftjournaled in said supports, said supports having projecting portionsupon their inner faces eccentrically disposed with re lation to saidshaft, a paper directing roller fixed on said shaft and provided with alongitudinal chamber, a cutting blade movably arranged within saidchamber, and means fixed upon the ends of said blade and coacting withthe eccentric projections of the supports to project the cutting edge ofthe blade beyond the periphery of the roller as the same is rotated andsever the paper.

5. In a device of the character described, the combination of spacedsupports, a paper roll rotatably mounted between the same, guide andsupporting rolls for the paper roll, a paper directing roll journaled inthe connecting the guide rolls and embracing the directing rollerintermediate of its ends,

said directing roller having a longitudinally extending chamber, acutting blade radially movable in said chamber and having a centralrecess in its cutting edge to receive said tape, and means forprojecting the cutting edge of the blade beyond the periphery of theroller in its rotation to sever the paper in uniform lengths.

6. In a device of the character described, the combination of spacedsupports, a paper roll rotatably mounted between said supports, guideand supporting rolls for the paper, a directing roller journaled in thesupports beneath the guide rolls, a friction tape connecting the guiderolls and passing around said directing roller, said roller beingprovided with a longitudinally extending chamber, a cutting bladeradially movable in said chamber and having its cutting edge inwardlyinclined from each end to its center, the center of said blade beingprovided in its cutting edge with a recess to receive said tape, andmeans arranged at the ends of the roller and connected to said cuttingblade to project the edge thereof beyond the periphery of the roller inits rotation to sever the paper in uniform lengths.

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in the presence oftwo witnesses. ALEXANDER LESPERANOE. Witnesses:

FRANK P. TILTON, C. F. LEONARD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. C.

